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|map_notes=NM 162 highlighted in red
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|length_mi=2.600
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|length_ref=<ref name="NMDOT Highway Log">{{cite web|url=http://dot.state.nm.us/content/dam/nmdot/Data_Management/POSTED%20ROUTE-NM_Routes.pdf|title=Posted Route: Legal Description|page=91|publisher=[[New Mexico Department of Transportation]]|date=March 16, 2010|accessdate=October 25, 2018}}</ref>
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|established={{circa|1951}}<ref name=1948nm>{{cite map |author = Rand McNalley & Company |author-link = Rand McNalley & Company |year = 1948 |map = Kansas |title = Arizona - New Mexico|map-url = https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/uv64ke|scale = |location = Chicago |publisher = Rand McNalley & Company |pages = 20-21|oclc = |via = Rumsey Collection }}</ref><ref name=1951nm>{{cite map |author = Shell Oil Company |author-link = Shell Oil Company |year = 1951 |map = Kansas |title = Various Regions and Cities in Arizona and New Mexico |map-url = https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/c926i6|scale = |location = Chicago |publisher = Shell Oil Company |pages = |oclc = |via = Rumsey Collection }}</ref>
|established={{circa|1951}}<ref name=1948nm>{{cite map |author = Rand McNally & Company |author-link = Rand McNally |year = 1948 |map = Kansas |title = Arizona - New Mexico |map-url = https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/uv64ke |scale = |location = Chicago |publisher = Rand McNally & Company |pages = 20-21 |oclc = |via = Rumsey Collection }}</ref><ref name=1951nm>{{cite map |author = Shell Oil Company |author-link = Shell Oil Company |year = 1951 |map = Kansas |title = Various Regions and Cities in Arizona and New Mexico |map-url = https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/c926i6 |scale = |location = Chicago |publisher = Shell Oil Company |pages = |oclc = |via = Rumsey Collection }}</ref>
|direction_a=South
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{jct|state=NM|US|84}} near [[Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico|Tierra Amarilla]]
|terminus_a={{jct|state=NM|US|84}} near [[Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico|Tierra Amarilla]]
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'''State Road 162''' ('''NM&nbsp;162''') is a {{convert|2.6|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [[state highway]] in the US state of [[New Mexico]]. NM&nbsp;162's southern terminus is at [[U.S. Route 84 in New Mexico|U.S. Route 84]] (US&nbsp;84) west-southwest of [[Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico|Tierra Amarilla]] in [[Rio Arriba County, New Mexico|Rio Arriba County]], and the northern terminus is at [[U.S. Route 64 in New Mexico|US&nbsp;64]]/[[U.S. Route 84 in New Mexico|US&nbsp;84]] north of [[Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico|Tierra Amarilla]]. It is a paved, two-lane road for its entire length.
'''State Road 162''' ('''NM&nbsp;162''') is a {{convert|2.6|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [[state highway]] in the US state of [[New Mexico]]. Entirely within [[Rio Arriba County, New Mexico|Rio Arriba County]], NM&nbsp;162's southern terminus is at [[U.S. Route 84 in New Mexico|U.S. Route 84]] (US&nbsp;84) south of [[Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico|Tierra Amarilla]] and the northern terminus is at [[U.S. Route 64 in New Mexico|US&nbsp;64]] and [[U.S. Route 84 in New Mexico|US&nbsp;84]] north of Tierra Amarilla. It is a paved, two-lane road for its entire length.


==Route description==
==Route description==
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NM&nbsp;162's southern terminus is at [[U.S. Route 84 in New Mexico|US&nbsp;84]] near the [[Rio Chama State Recreation Area]] south of [[Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico|Tierra Amarilla]] in unincorporated [[Rio Arriba County, New Mexico|Rio Arriba County]]. The highway travels northeast and passes an [[electrical substation]] before an intersection with [[U.S. Route 64 in New Mexico|US&nbsp;64]] on the south side of the Rio de Tierra Amarilla, which it crosses before entering the community of Tierra Amarilla. At the county courthouse, NM&nbsp;162 intersects [[New Mexico State Road 531|NM&nbsp;531]] and turns northeast. In the northern outskirts of Tierra Amarilla, the highway intersects [[New Mexico State Road 573|NM&nbsp;573]] where it turns northwest. The roadway continues through open land with a few houses before reaching its northern terminus at concurrent US&nbsp;64 and US&nbsp;84 north of Tierra Amarilla.<ref>{{google maps |title=State Road 162 |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/36.6807076,-106.5579128/36.7115085,-106.5594664/@36.6960043,-106.5736342,14z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m9!4m8!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-106.5510476!2d36.6993384!3s0x873d7d93e7e82fbf:0x4a9e9aeb6b6c7136!1m0!3e0 |accessdate=November 11, 2018}}</ref>


The [[New Mexico Department of Transportation]] (NMDOT) tracks the traffic levels on its highways. On NM 162 in 2017, they determined that [[annual average daily traffic|on average]] the traffic was between 1 and 2,999 vehicles per day along the highway.<ref name=AADT>{{cite map |author = New Mexico Department of Transportation |year = 2018 |url = https://api.realfile.rtsclients.com/PublicFiles/f260a66b364d453e91ff9b3fedd494dc/4398cfd7-ac0b-41b4-9b71-2910748272cb/Annual%20Average%20Daily%20Traffic%20(AADT)%20On%20State%20Owned%20and%20Maintained%20Roads%20%5B14mb%5D |title = Traffic Flow Map New Mexico State Highway System |scale = |location = |publisher = New Mexico Department of Transportation |access-date = June 8, 2022 }}</ref>
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NM&nbsp;162 begins at a junction with [[U.S. Route 84 in New Mexico|US&nbsp;84]] near the [[Rio Chama State Recreation Area]] in unincorporated [[Rio Arriba County, New Mexico|Rio Arriba County]]. The highway travels northeast and passes an [[electrical substation]] before an intersection with [[U.S. Route 64 in New Mexico|US&nbsp;64]] on the south side of the Rio de Tierra Amarilla, which it crosses before entering the community of [[Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico|Tierra Amarilla]]. At the county courthouse, NM&nbsp;162 intersects [[New Mexico State Road 531|NM&nbsp;531]] and turns northeast. In the northern outskirts of Tierra Amarilla, the highway intersects [[New Mexico State Road 573|NM&nbsp;573]] and turns northwest, terminating at a junction with the concurrent US&nbsp;64 and US&nbsp;84.<ref>{{google maps |title=State Road 162 |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/36.6807076,-106.5579128/36.7115085,-106.5594664/@36.6960043,-106.5736342,14z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m9!4m8!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-106.5510476!2d36.6993384!3s0x873d7d93e7e82fbf:0x4a9e9aeb6b6c7136!1m0!3e0 |accessdate=November 11, 2018}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
NM&nbsp;162 was established between 1948 and 1951. It travelled from US&nbsp;84 north of Tierra Amarilla along modern [[New Mexico State Road 573|NM&nbsp;573]] to [[New Mexico State Road 512|NM&nbsp;512]] which it followed west to US&nbsp;84 in [[Brazos, New Mexico|Brazos]]. In 1951, the entire length was an improved gravel road.<ref name=1948nm/><ref name=1951nm/> By 1956, the section from US 84 to [[Ensenada, New Mexico|Ensenada]] had been paved.<ref name=1956nm>{{cite map |author = Shell Oil Company |author-link = Shell Oil Company |year = 1956 |map = Kansas |title = Shell Highway Map of New Mexico |map-url = https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/1d0sys |scale = |location = Chicago |publisher = Shell Oil Company |pages = |oclc = |via = Rumsey Collection }}</ref> Between 1956 and 1958, US&nbsp;84 was moved onto a new alignment slightly west of Tierra Amarilla.{{clarify timeframe|date=June 2022|reason=The topographic map linked here clearly says in the lower corners that it is from 1955.}}<ref name=1956nm/><ref name="USGS topo">{{cite map |author = United States Geological Survey |year = 1955 |title = Tierra Amarilla Quadrangle |url = https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/ht-bin/tv_browse.pl?id=d226827e5f07acf0477dcd654231e715 |type= Topographic map |scale = 1:62,500 |series = 15-Minute Series |location = Reston, Virginia |publisher = United States Geological Survey |access-date = June 8, 2022 }}</ref> US 64 originally followed modern [[New Mexico State Road 68|NM 68]] from [[Taos, New Mexico|Taos]] to [[Espanola, New Mexico|Espanola]], then US 84 from there to [[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]]. On November 24, 1972, AASHTO approved plans to reroute US 64 from Taos through [[Tres Piedras, New Mexico|Tres Piedras]], Tierra Amarilla, and [[Bloomfield, New Mexico|Bloomfield]] to [[Farmington, New Mexico|Farmington]] along former [[New Mexico State Road 111|NM 111]], [[New Mexico State Road 553|NM 553]] and [[New Mexico State Road 17|NM 17]].<ref name="1972 AASHTO">{{AASHTO minutes |year = 1972A |access-date = June 8, 2022}}</ref> In the 1988 renumbering, NM&nbsp;512 and NM&nbsp;573 were created and NM&nbsp;162's northern terminus was changed to its current location.<ref name="NMHighways">{{cite web |url = http://www.steve-riner.com/nmhighways/NM151-175.htm |work = New Mexico Highways |date = January 19, 2008 |access-date = November 16, 2018 |last = Riner |first = Steve |title = State Routes 151–175 }}{{sps|date=November 2018}}</ref>

NM&nbsp;162 was created in the 1950s, after US&nbsp;84 was moved onto a new alignment west of Tierra Amarilla. NM 162 originally turned in Tierra Amarilla and followed the current [[New Mexico State Road 573|NM&nbsp;573]] north to the current [[New Mexico State Road 512|NM&nbsp;512]]. It then turned west and followed the current NM&nbsp;512 west towards US&nbsp;64 and US&nbsp;84 north of [[Brazos, New Mexico|Brazos]]. In the 1988 renumbering, NM&nbsp;512 and NM&nbsp;573 were created and NM&nbsp;162's northern terminus was changed to its current location.<ref name="NMHighways">{{cite web |url = http://www.steve-riner.com/nmhighways/NM151-175.htm |work = New Mexico Highways |date = January 19, 2008 |access-date = November 16, 2018 |last = Riner |first = Steve |title = State Routes 151–175 }}{{sps|date=November 2018}}</ref><ref>1964 USGS Topo Map{{full citation needed|date=November 2018}}</ref>


==Major intersections==
==Major intersections==
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Latest revision as of 17:33, 21 March 2024

State Road 162 marker
State Road 162
Map
NM 162 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length2.600 mi[1] (4.184 km)
Existedc. 1951[2][3]–present
Major junctions
South end US 84 near Tierra Amarilla
Major intersections US 64 near Tierra Amarilla
North end US 64 / US 84 near Tierra Amarilla
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountiesRio Arriba
Highway system
  • New Mexico State Highway System
← NM 161→ NM 163

State Road 162 (NM 162) is a 2.6-mile-long (4.2 km) state highway in the US state of New Mexico. Entirely within Rio Arriba County, NM 162's southern terminus is at U.S. Route 84 (US 84) south of Tierra Amarilla and the northern terminus is at US 64 and US 84 north of Tierra Amarilla. It is a paved, two-lane road for its entire length.

Route description

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NM 162's southern terminus is at US 84 near the Rio Chama State Recreation Area south of Tierra Amarilla in unincorporated Rio Arriba County. The highway travels northeast and passes an electrical substation before an intersection with US 64 on the south side of the Rio de Tierra Amarilla, which it crosses before entering the community of Tierra Amarilla. At the county courthouse, NM 162 intersects NM 531 and turns northeast. In the northern outskirts of Tierra Amarilla, the highway intersects NM 573 where it turns northwest. The roadway continues through open land with a few houses before reaching its northern terminus at concurrent US 64 and US 84 north of Tierra Amarilla.[4]

The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) tracks the traffic levels on its highways. On NM 162 in 2017, they determined that on average the traffic was between 1 and 2,999 vehicles per day along the highway.[5]

History

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NM 162 was established between 1948 and 1951. It travelled from US 84 north of Tierra Amarilla along modern NM 573 to NM 512 which it followed west to US 84 in Brazos. In 1951, the entire length was an improved gravel road.[2][3] By 1956, the section from US 84 to Ensenada had been paved.[6] Between 1956 and 1958, US 84 was moved onto a new alignment slightly west of Tierra Amarilla.[timeframe?][6][7] US 64 originally followed modern NM 68 from Taos to Espanola, then US 84 from there to Santa Fe. On November 24, 1972, AASHTO approved plans to reroute US 64 from Taos through Tres Piedras, Tierra Amarilla, and Bloomfield to Farmington along former NM 111, NM 553 and NM 17.[8] In the 1988 renumbering, NM 512 and NM 573 were created and NM 162's northern terminus was changed to its current location.[9]

Major intersections

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The entire route is in Rio Arriba County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
​0.0000.000 US 84Southern terminus
​0.5000.805 US 64
Tierra Amarilla1.4002.253
 NM 531 west		Eastern terminus of NM 531
1.9003.058
 NM 573 north		Southern terminus of NM 573
​2.6004.184 US 64 / US 84Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Posted Route: Legal Description". New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. p. 38. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Rand McNally & Company (1948). "Kansas" (Map). Arizona - New Mexico. Chicago: Rand McNally & Company. pp. 20–21 – via Rumsey Collection.
  3. ^ a b Shell Oil Company (1951). "Kansas" (Map). Various Regions and Cities in Arizona and New Mexico. Chicago: Shell Oil Company – via Rumsey Collection.
  4. ^ "State Road 162" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  5. ^ New Mexico Department of Transportation (2018). Traffic Flow Map New Mexico State Highway System (Map). New Mexico Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Shell Oil Company (1956). "Kansas" (Map). Shell Highway Map of New Mexico. Chicago: Shell Oil Company – via Rumsey Collection.
  7. ^ United States Geological Survey (1955). Tierra Amarilla Quadrangle (Topographic map). 1:62,500. 15-Minute Series. Reston, Virginia: United States Geological Survey. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  8. ^ U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee (November 11, 1972). "U.S. Route Numbering Committee Agenda" (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway Officials. Retrieved June 8, 2022 – via Wikisource.
  9. ^ Riner, Steve (January 19, 2008). "State Routes 151–175". New Mexico Highways. Retrieved November 16, 2018.[self-published source?]
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